Recycling fees 2021

28.10.2020

For cans, the recycling fee will increase 30 % (from 0,00718 € to 0,00933 €). The rise is caused by a low level in the world market price of aluminum.

The glass bottle recycling fees will be reduced by 10 % in all recycling fee categories. The finances of Palpa Lasi Oy are solid enabling the reduction in recycling fees.

The plastic bottle recycling fees will remain unchanged.

 

CAN     Recycling fee
1.1.2021 (vat 0%)
Aluminium can   0,00933
       
PLASTIC BOTTLE     Recycling fee
1.1.2021 (vat 0%)
Clear, less than 1,0 litre 0,01052
Clear, 1,0 litre or more 0,02105
Coloured, less than 1,0 litre 0,01672
Coloured, 1,0 litre or more 0,02675
Mixed material, less than 1,0 litre 0,05245
Mixed material, 1,0 litre or more 0,07867
       
GLASS BOTTLE   Recycling fee
1.1.2021 (vat 0%)
Retail product    
  International barcode:  
  0,5 litre or less 0,06610
  Over 0,5 litre 0,11016
  National barcode:  
  0,5 litre or less 0,06059
  Over 0,5 litre 0,10465
Horeca product
  0,5 litre or less 0,10121
  Over 0,5 litre 0,16868

Price lists are available on Palpa web site.

Price lists

Recycling fees 2020

12.11.2019

For cans, the recycling fee will increase 30 % (from 0,00552 € to 0,00718 €). The rise is caused by a fall in the world market price of aluminum, which affects the sales revenue of the material. The value of the aluminum is not expected to rise in the near future. 

The plastic bottle recycling fee will be reduced by 15% in all recycling fee categories. The reduction is made possible by the increased demand of recycled material thus producing a good level of material revenue. 

The glass bottle recycling fee is reduced by 15% in all recycling fee categories. The finances of Palpa Lasi Oy are currently solid and the company's future financial outlook allows the reduction in recycling fees.

Beverage can Recycling fee 1.1.2020 vat0
Aluminium can 0,00718

 

PET bottle Recycling fee 1.1.2020, vat0
Clear, less than 1,0 litre 0,01052
Clear, 1,0 litre or more 0,02105
Coloured, less than 1,0 litre 0,01672
Coloured, 1,0 litre or more 0,02675
Mixed material, less than 1,0 litre 0,05245
Mixed material, 1,0 litre or more 0,07867

 

Glass bottle   Recycling fee 1.1.2020, vat0
Retail product    
  International barcode:  
  0,5 litre or less 0,07344
  Over 0,5 litre 0,12240
  Domestic barcode:  
  0,5 litre or less 0,06732
  Over 0,5 litre 0,11628
Horeca product    
  0,5 litre or less 0,11246
  Over 0,5 litre 0,18743

Price lists are available on Palpa web site.

Price lists

Design guidelines for PET bottles update 6/2019

17.06.2019

In February 2018, Palpa published a new material specification for PET bottles, prohibiting the use of PET material in the labeling of plastic bottles, as the material poses challenges in recycling. The transition period was until 31 August 2019. Based on the feedback we have received from beverage manufacturers and importers and label manufacturers, no substitute material is available, so we accept the use of PET labels for the time being.

Design guidelines for PET bottle

Recycling fees for plastic bottle 1.9.2019 onwards

13.06.2019

The recycling fees of a plastic bottle will decrease by 20% in all recycling fee categories as of 1st  of September 2019. This is made possible by the favorable development of material income.

Prices valid 1.9.2019 onwards:

RECYCLING FEES (€/bottle) vat 0%
Clear, less than 1,0 litre 0,01238
Clear, 1,0 litre or more 0,02477
Coloured, less than 1,0 litre 0,01967
Coloured, 1,0 litre or more 0,03147
Mixed material, less than 1,0 litre 0,06170
Mixed material, 1,0 litre or more 0,09255

Price lists are available on PALPA web site:
Plastic bottle prices

Further information:
Managing Director Pasi Nurminen, tel. +358-9-86898665.

 

Retail and Horeca: Expanding the deposit-refund system

20.12.2018

In addition to the customs tariff item 22 subject to the beverage container tax, Palpa is expanding the deposit-refund system to apply to fruit and vegetable juices as well as juice and beverage concentrates and glögg concentrates.

Accepted containers will include the Palpa return system’s current container types of aluminium cans, PET plastic bottles and glass bottles. Products of the product groups may be recognized as being subject to a deposit the same as the beverage containers that are already part of a deposit-refund system.

Registration of items included in the new product groups commences on 20 December 2018. Palpa will approve new products for the deposit-refund system on the 15th of each month (or on the last weekday preceding the 15th). Products may be sold subject to a deposit after they have been approved for the deposit-refund system.

Products in the new product groups will gradually become subject to a deposit, according to each beverage manufacturer’s or importer’s own schedule.

  

Recognizing a product as being subject to a deposit

With cans and plastic bottles, the containers subject to a deposit can be recognized based on the deposit marking on their labels.

Glass containers registered using a national barcode (the product is only sold in Finland using the barcode in question) also feature a deposit marking on their labels.

Glass containers registered using an international barcode (the product is sold globally using the barcode in question) do not have a deposit marking on their labels. In this case, a product may be recognized as being subject to a deposit based on a marking on the shelf or on the receipt for purchase.

Whether containers are subject to a deposit may also be checked using the Palpa online tool.

 

Sorting containers into transport units

Containers for the new product groups are sorted into transport units the same as the containers subject to a deposit that are already part of the deposit-refund system.